It started slow, got pretty good, then around episode 100 or so, everything went to hell with super heavy over narration of absolutely anything anybody did. I honestly almost dropped the show at that point because it was just so, so, so god damn bad. I guess they were replicating that part of the manga, but whoever in production thought that was a good idea should be shot in the leg just to make a point. When it takes you ten episodes to get through what should have only taken three, you are officially on my anime shit list.

That said, everything up the Chimera Ant arc was very enjoyable, and even most of the Chimera Ant arc wasn't too bad, although it ended up going on for way too long. Once the narration ended, the arc wrapped up fairly well, and I liked the Killua focused arc after.

I would highly reccommend Psycho-Pass, Akame ga Kill, and Jormungand if you want some serious plotlines ...

You didn't like the Chimera Ant arc? I...I don't...*walks around*

The CA arc absolutely blew me away the first time I watched it. It was such huge shift in tone, and I thought it was so incredibly well written. The narration was everywhere, but it helped me to understand the thoughts of every character involved, and made the slow-down sequence much more impactful. The whole opening sequence in the palace was so absolutely intense, and knowing that any character could die at any point during that sequence...I can only think of a few anime that captured that same sense of tension for me.

I can't really think of how the pacing could have been improved honestly...without removing the narration or the slow-down sequences, both of which were done intentionally to create the sense of tension. When I think of poor pacing, I think of long-running anime like One Piece or Dragonball that intentionally stretch out the source material with relentless stare-downs, flashbacks, or long recaps of the previous episode. Hunter x Hunter really didn't fall into that trap, at least to the point that it really bothered me.

I think the part I loved the most was how the whole arc just flips your perceptions completely around. It starts off as humans fighting against these evil monsters...but as the arc goes on, you slowly start to empathize with the same monsters...to the point where you realize every character you previously hated has a very "real" motivation. And the way the arc spins to show how terrible humanity really is...my gosh. The social commentary during the Rose Bomb sequence had me speechless. I felt like I wasn't even watching an anime anymore.

Shame you didn't like it though...I suppose it's not for everyone.

um.... why does anyone like Psycho women who kill you if you even look at another girl, heck having female friends is impossible with yandere.

Watch school days then get back to me on the first part. And while the second part is interesting, I point back to the point where I would get killed if I look at another girl and even when I'm with my girl I look at the other girls around me to see which of them has the best behind

Like I said, I didn't dislike the whole arc. I just absolutely hated what the over narration did to the pace of the show for those episodes it was present. I don't need every action spelled out for me. That is literally the purpose of changing something from paper to animation. You are removing the necessity to explain absolutely every character motivation down to why they chose to take a step forward at that precise moment in favor of using animation to get the point across. Over explanation is a poison and makes it feel like the creator is just so amateur that they have no confidence that they can actually parse down explanations to a point where you don't have to feel like the average IQ of the expected fanbase is approximately 7.

I otherwise enjoyed seeing the character development of the main Chimera Ant. I thought seeing Gon struggle to deal with everything happening around him made for a great tone shift, and I enjoyed the various fights and interactions. That narration for those episodes at the beginning of the castle storm was too much though. It was legitimately frustrating to watch because it felt like the creator and animators just decided their viewerbase was absolutely incapable of figuring out those things called context clues.

I do think the arc went on too long though. In relation to the author's other major work, Yu Yu Hakusho, as well as the rest of Hunter X Hunter up to that point, the arc was definitely too long. That's a problem I ended up having with Katekyo Hitman Reborn too. Around episode 70, one arc starts and although it shifts a bit here or there as major events conclude, it just goes on and on for around, oh, the last 130 episodes or so of the anime, when the rest of the show had maybe 10 to 25 episode arcs up to that point. It's just a jarring change of pace for the plot.

Hey, Lucy from Elfen Lied was kinda hot and her not hurting the MC even though she's extremely violent with others, it made her even more alluring.

What are you talking about? The Incest shit was awesome!!!!!! 

Well, I do give it an 8/10. The show was enjoyable to watch, but it was missing some more action scenes and character development. 

I Love Yuno!!!!!!............ But that's it. All of the other Yandere characters should know that "Sharing is caring" 

Yea no.. that show was terrible, especially the incest part. It is the perfect example of a Light novel that had no place getting animated. It works as a LN but has far too much exposition to be a good anime. Monogatari series does this right because it is not action based while Mahouka is. You can't be spending 5 minutes explaining powers and expect people to not be bored. It was a terrible adaption for something that should have just remained as its source.

Also Yandere's are sick... and not int he good way. Especially Yuno.. I really don't get the craze at all.

That you know of anyway...*steeples fingers*

Heheh...seriously though, thanks for all your hard work. I'm not the most active poster, but I enjoy poking my head in here when it's active. It's also nice to have more to talk about than just "What's your favorite show or girl of season/year/forever", and it's certainly keeping me coming back. 

Good job on the constant updates, and thanks again for keeping this place so lively!